A recall could take place for two city council seats in Federal Heights early next year after petitioners successfully collected enough signatures from residents to possibly unseat both Mayor Daniel Dick and Ward 1 Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem John Hamlin.

To get a recall question placed on a special election ballot, members of that committee — called Renters Have Rights Too — needed to gather enough signatures from residents to equal 25 percent of the votes that each candidate received for their election in November 2015.

That came out to 295 votes for Dick and (300 names were confirmed), and 84 votes for Hamlin (102 were confirmed). Both Dick and Hamlin appealed City Clerk Patti Lowell’s decision that the petitions were sufficient.

At his hearing, Dick entered pages of complaints by dozens of petition signers who wanted their signatures removed for various reasons — some saying that they didn’t fully understand what they were signing.

Lowell said those names cannot be recanted after the petition has been filed. Dick and Hamlin will retain their seats until the special election, which is set for early next year.

Nomination petitions for both seats are currently being circulated and are due to the city clerk’s office Dec. 23.

At that time, anyone with a sufficient nomination petition will be added to the ballot. One of the members of Renters Have Rights Too, resident Ernie DeHerrera, is considering running for mayor.

The elections will be held via mail-in ballot. All voters in Federal Heights will receive ballots in the middle of January asking if they think Mayor Dick should be recalled, and voters living in Ward 1 will have an additional question on their ballots asking the same for Hamlin’s seat. Ballots are due back Feb. 7.

Residents in favor of the recall for Dick will be able to vote for a replacement representative on the same ballot. If a majority of votes do not come in to remove Dick, he will not be recalled. Likewise, Ward 1 residents can choose to recall Hamlin and select another person to take over for him. Again, if not votes for Hamlin’s recall come in, he will retain his seat.

Updated Dec. 7, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Because of a reporter’s error, the status of Mayor Daniel Dick and Mayor Pro Tem John Hamlin’s seats on the city council was incorrect. They have not been officially recalled.

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